Development of the cerebral cortex.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Symposium on Development of the Cerebral Cortex
Other Authors: Bock, Gregory, Cardew, Gail
Format: Conference Proceeding Book
Language:English
Published: Chichester ; New York : J. Wiley, 1995.
Series:Ciba Foundation symposium ; 193.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : mysteries in the making of the cerebral cortex
  • Cell lineage and patterns of migration in the developing cortex
  • The cell lineage of neuronal subtypes in the mammalian cerebral cortex
  • Dendritic differentiation
  • Cell lineage
  • The generation of cellular diversity in the cerebral cortex
  • Factors regulating the differentiation of neural precursors in the forebrain
  • Emx and Otx gene expression in the developing mouse brain
  • Teleology for tangential migration
  • Differentiation factors in culture
  • Guidance of thalamocortical innervation
  • Subplate neurons and the patterning of thalamocortical connections
  • The specificity of interactions between the cortex and the thalamus
  • The handshake hypothesis
  • Molecular contributions to cerebral cortical specification
  • Plasticity in the development of neocortical areas
  • The roles of growth factors and neural activity in the development of the neocortex
  • In vitro and in vivo evidence for areal commitment of neuron precursors in the ventricular zone of the neocortex
  • Factors that are critical for plasticity in the visual cortex
  • Cortical development and neuropathology in schizophrenia
  • Pathology of cortical development and neuropsychiatric disorders
  • Determination and specification